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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

25 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, nursing students earned 3,148 degrees and certificates from a New York school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 25 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New York. Located in the city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public school with a small student population.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#3

Wagner College

Staten Island, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wagner College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Wagner is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Staten Island.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in New York. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#5

Molloy College

Rockville Centre, NY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Molloy College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in New York. Molloy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rockville Centre.

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#6

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

With a ranking of #6, University of Rochester did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.

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#7

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

With a ranking of #7, Adelphi University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Garden City, Adelphi is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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SUNY Polytechnic Institute ranked #8 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Utica, SUNY Poly is a public college with a small student population.

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Pace University - New York ranked #9 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Pace University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#10

Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, NY

Upstate Medical University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. SUNY Upstate Medical University is a small public school located in the city of Syracuse.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,683
Maryland 922
New Jersey 691
District of Columbia 534
Delaware 174

Nursing is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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